Table 1 Demographic characteristics: Differences between Bedouin Arab and Jewish adolescents
|  | Bedouin Arabs N = 91 (%) | Jews N = 78 (%) | χ 2 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 16.48 (1.14) | 16.77 (1.13) | 1.63 | 0.952 |
Participant gender | Â | Â | 32.46 | 0.001 |
 Male | 26.1 | 44.9 |  |  |
 Female | 73.9 | 55.1 |  |  |
Religiosity (Jewish/Bedouin Arab) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Secular/not religious | 2.2 | 51.3 | 37.55 | 0.000 |
 Traditional/somewhat religious | 34.4 | 23.1 |  |  |
 National religious/religious | 63.4 | 20.5 |  |  |
 Ultra-orthodox/highly religious | 0.0 | 5.1 |  |  |
Income | Â | Â | 1.44 | 0.13 |
 Below average | 64.9 | 55.1 |  |  |
 Average | 19.3 | 23.6 |  |  |
 Above average | 15.8 | 21.3 |  |  |
Parental education level | Â | Â | 29.56 | 0.001 |
 No formal education | 6.4 | 19.8 |  |  |
 Elementary school | 11.5 | 17.7 |  |  |
 High school | 39.7 | 50.5 |  |  |
 Higher education | 42.4 | 11.0 |  |  |